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Fire near Limpopo

Status: ✓ Confirmed

This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.

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Where Limpopo · Limpopo
First detected13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC
Last detected13 Oct 2026 13:27 UTC
Satellite detections18
Peak intensity167 MW
Active days1

Satellite before & after

High-resolution Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery of the area, before the fire and after. Drag the slider to compare.

After —  (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-12) Before —  (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-12) Before · 2026-09-12 After · 2026-10-12

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 18

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
13 Oct 2026 13:27 UTC157firms
13 Oct 2026 13:27 UTC163firms
13 Oct 2026 12:55 UTC18firms
13 Oct 2026 12:55 UTC18firms
13 Oct 2026 12:55 UTC15firms
13 Oct 2026 12:55 UTC19firms
13 Oct 2026 12:55 UTC11firms
13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC7firms
13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC19firms
13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC26firms
13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC80firms
13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC167firms
13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC167firms
13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC37firms
13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC19firms
13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC36firms
13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC36firms
13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC29firms

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